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Brian and Matt recap the biggest headlines in F1, including:
- Mercedes on if Kimi Antonelli and George Russell's roles were reversed
- Sir Lewis Hamilton's apology to Ferrari
- Lando Norris's 4 more years at McLaren + his new Amazon documentary
- Max Verstappen actually thinks the regs are easy
- Max racing against 100 karters
- Carlos Sainz saying he only had eyes for Williams
- Franco Colapinto staying at Alpine for 2027
- And more!
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CHAPTERS
00:00 - INTRO
02:29 - MERC B.S. METER
18:03 - FRICTION AT FERRARI
32:46 - LANDO ON TOP
46:55 - MAX V.S. REGS
57:09 - DRIVER SIGNINGS
01:04:23 - DRIVER "WHAT IF"S
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Aug 31
1 hr 17 min

(Note: We reference this photo at the beginning of the episode: https://www.instagram.com/p/DcWIb01IGT2/?img_index=1)
Guenther, Matt, and Brian are back to recap all the Zandvoort madness including:
- What's happening at Ferrari?
- Is George Russell officially Mercedes' #2 Driver?
- What Guenther would say to Charles Leclerc AND the Williams drivers
- Why Max Verstappen crashed
- Fernando Alonso supremacy
- Liam Lawson's impressive performance
- Rockstar and Wanker for Zandvoort
- Gas or Brake?
- AND MORE!
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Chapters:
00:00 - INTRO
04:44 - FERRARI DRAMA!1
6:27 - ROCKSTAR & WANKER OF ZANDVOORT
25:32 - IS GEORGE THE NEW BOTTAS?
39:27 - MAX'S CRASHOUT
53:32 - GAS OR BRAKE?
01:03:53 - MONZA PREDICTIONS
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Aug 26
1 hr 9 min

Zandvoort was CRAZY! We recap it all... BUT BEFORE THAT -- subscribe to our channel and our socials (@theredflagspod) for a HUGE USGP/AUSTIN RACE WEEK ANNOUNCEMENT COMING THIS WEEK!!!We get into:
Yuki's return!!
Max's insane crash
Lando's amazing, less amazing, and then back to amazing race
Sir Lewis Hamilton's radio drama with Ferrari
Will Charles Leclerc and Lewis be friends after this?
Does McLaren have the best car?
Mercedes hanging George Russell out to dry
Fernando Alonso's comeback!
Liam Lawson's great race
Silly season driver signings
Race awards
And more!!!
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CHAPTERS
02:56- MAX'S CRASH AT HIS HOME RACE
06:26 - LANDO'S BACK TO BACK SUCCESS
12:32- DOES MERCEDES HATE GEORGE?
21:35- WTF IS GOING ON AT FERRARI?!
44:06- STATE OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP
52:56 - ZANDVOORT RACE AWARDS!
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Aug 24
1 hr 9 min

Race Week is BACK and so is Guenther for another episode of Vankah Hours!
We cover:
- The Cadillac Team Principal swap
- How teams should spend the extra $6 million
- Will Ferrari back Sir Lewis Hamilton?
- And how can Lewis win this championship?
- Does George Russell's comeback start now?
- Gas or Brake?
- Predictions for the Dutch GP
- And more!
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - INTRO
2:18 - CADILLAC'S NEW TEAM PRINCIPAL
11:14 - HOW WILL TEAMS SPEND $6M?
21:55 - TEAM UPGRADES FOR ZANDVOORT
31:12 - GEORGE'S COMEBACK ERA?
43:45 - GAS OR BRAKE?
48:57 - RACE PREDICTIONS
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Aug 19
1 hr

We're bringing you all the news from summer break including:
- George Russell's engagement and Carmen's HUGE (size and price) ring
- Cadillac F1's team principal swap + will the team be up for sale??
- Private equity investment in sports
- Why Lando Norris is the only one doing the F1 lifestyle RIGHT
- Drivers' dating profiles
- AND MORE!!!
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - INTRO
03:05 - CADILLAC TEAM DRAMA
23:02 - PRIVATE EQUITY IN F1
34:17 - $6M EXTRA FOR TEAMS
40:59 - GEORGE'S ENGAGEMENT DETAILS!
49:02 - LANDO'S IN HIS PARTY BOY ERA
55:32 - WE MAKE DRIVERS' DATING PROFILES
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Aug 17
1 hr 12 min

Guenther fills out his 2026 F1 team tier list (so far) and is coming in with some hot takes!! Find out which team he ranked last, which top team has the same grade as Racing Bulls, are Williams' major 2026 plans making the grade, which team is better -- Mercedes or Ferrari, and where does he rank Haas??
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Chapters:
00:00 - INTRO
03:02 - CADILLAC: 03:0208:06 - ASTON MARTIN
09:41 - WILLIAMS
12:28 - AUDI
14:16 - HAAS
18:10 - ALPINE
19:22 - RACING BULLS
21:48 - RED BULL
24:26 - MCLAREN
27:15 - FERRARI
31:57 - MERCEDES
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Aug 12
41 min

We're going through the history books and ranking our top 3 biggest F1 party boys of ALL TIME. We've got stories about 16 day benders, fighting sharks, sex before races, fistfights with Senna, partying with Olympic teams, and so much more!! Plus, we talk about the biggest party boys on the current F1 grid and shout out some honorable mentions.
We originally ranked our top 5 party boys — but had to cut it for time. Want to know who landed at #5 and #4? Go to our Patreon to find out!! SUBSCRIBE HERE: https://www.patreon.com/c/TRFPod
Also, we get into more F1 Playboys in our book which you can pre-order here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250397478/formula101/
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Chapters:
00:00 - INTRO
2:20 - TODAY'S F1 PARTY BOYS
6:48 - WHAT IS A PARTY BOY?
8:13 - HONORABLE MENTION
10:32 - #3 PARTY BOY
28:58 - #2 PARTY BOY
01:03:09 - #1 PARTY BOY
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Aug 10
1 hr 34 min

Guenther fills out his 2026 F1 driver tier list (so far) and is coming with some hot takes... Who's better -- Carlos Sainz or Alex Albon? Who comes out on top in the Racing Bulls battle? And who got the higher grade -- Lewis Hamilton or Max Verstappen?
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - INTRO
3:33 - CADILLAC DRIVERS
8:13 - ASTON MARTIN DRIVERS
13:32 - WILLIAMS DRIVERS
18:16 - AUDI DRIVERS
20:49 - HAAS DRIVERS
27:25 - ALPINE DRIVERS
33:11 - RACING BULLS DRIVERS
37:03 - RED BULL DRIVERS
40:03 - MCLAREN DRIVERS
43:14 - FERRARI DRIVERS
45:32 - MERCEDES DRIVERS
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Aug 5
52 min

We're breaking down the latest F1 news this week, including:
- Toto Wolff vacationing with Max Verstappen, Kimi Antonelli, and NOT George Russell
- What's Max's next move?
- Aston Martin's improvement and their new ceiling
- Why the battery graphic is gone
- Latest valuation of F1 teams according to Flavio Briatore
- Why F1 is like a Marvel movie
- Will we be racing in the snow at Imola?
- Why stewards think twice about penalizing Max
- AND MORE!
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - INTRO
01:09 - TOTO & MAX ON VACAY
11:35 - GEORGE NEEDS MORE LOVE
17:49 - ASTON MARTIN'S COMEBACK
38:25 - DOES F1 CARE ABOUT ITS FANS?
51:46 - HOW MUCH IS AN F1 TEAM WORTH?
01:01:17 - RACE SCHEDULE UPDATE
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Aug 3
1 hr 17 min

Guenther, Matt, and Brian are ignoring the blue flags and getting into all things Hungary. They talk about:
Rockstar & Wanker of the Hungarian GP
Carlos Sainz's excuse for missing the blue flags
Could Oscar Piastri have won?
Is McLaren back in the fight?
Why Ferrari isn't getting angry
Aston Martin's comeback
Can George Russell still win this?
Gas or Brake?
And more!
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Chapters:
00:00 - INTRO
06:00 - ROCKSTARS/WANKERS FOR HUNGARY
12:49 - LANDO VS OSCAR
19:11 - DOES FERRARI WANT TO WIN THE WDC?
27:39 - TEAM POWER RANKINGS
40:26 - IS GEORGE STILL IN THE FIGHT?
44:59 - GAS OR BRAKE?
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Jul 29
1 hr 2 min
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